Add to ORKGOne characteristic of legal writing, parodied in the caricature above, is the use of multiple words when one word might suffice. This column first explores how the practice of pairing synonyms or stringing together alternatives originated. Next, it tells when to cut back on such repetition
This article examines the literature of statutory drafting. This underappreciated genre is perhaps t...
This Article collects 11 observations about legal writing that I have shared with law students since...
After five installments, we can end our discussion of contract boilerplate. We have slashed the outd...
One characteristic of legal writing, parodied in the caricature above, is the use of multiple words ...
Repetition is part of learning. Advertising specialists do not expect their message to stick with co...
Repetition plays a key role in legal writing. The September Scrivener addressed using repetition t...
Pause before you next decide to save some space in your brief or contract by defining a term with an...
You are pondering which word to use in a brief. Which should you sue—“supra,” “aforementioned” or “a...
When it comes to persuading judges, boardrooms, or even just co-workers, many lawyers shy away from ...
Professor Abrams authors a column, Writing it Right, in the Journal of the Missouri Bar. In a variet...
The SEC has set out six dear writing techniques to require that disclosures be written in Plain En...
Readers frequently send me questions about word usage. The Bluebook states that one should consult t...
Legal writing relies heavily on the words of others. The impulse to repeat verbatim the words of app...
Studies have shown that traditional legal writing has four main characteristics: it is wordy, unc...
This column is the last in a series\u27 describing six clear writing techniques set out by the SEC ...
This article examines the literature of statutory drafting. This underappreciated genre is perhaps t...
This Article collects 11 observations about legal writing that I have shared with law students since...
After five installments, we can end our discussion of contract boilerplate. We have slashed the outd...
One characteristic of legal writing, parodied in the caricature above, is the use of multiple words ...
Repetition is part of learning. Advertising specialists do not expect their message to stick with co...
Repetition plays a key role in legal writing. The September Scrivener addressed using repetition t...
Pause before you next decide to save some space in your brief or contract by defining a term with an...
You are pondering which word to use in a brief. Which should you sue—“supra,” “aforementioned” or “a...
When it comes to persuading judges, boardrooms, or even just co-workers, many lawyers shy away from ...
Professor Abrams authors a column, Writing it Right, in the Journal of the Missouri Bar. In a variet...
The SEC has set out six dear writing techniques to require that disclosures be written in Plain En...
Readers frequently send me questions about word usage. The Bluebook states that one should consult t...
Legal writing relies heavily on the words of others. The impulse to repeat verbatim the words of app...
Studies have shown that traditional legal writing has four main characteristics: it is wordy, unc...
This column is the last in a series\u27 describing six clear writing techniques set out by the SEC ...
This article examines the literature of statutory drafting. This underappreciated genre is perhaps t...
This Article collects 11 observations about legal writing that I have shared with law students since...
After five installments, we can end our discussion of contract boilerplate. We have slashed the outd...